loden

L1O1D2E1N1
UK/ˈləʊdən/

noun

A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

loden1

nounloden (plural lodens)

plural lodens

  1. A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.

    The first thing that caught my eye on this excursion was the number of grey, brown and green loden coats and hats, and how well and sensibly everyone was dressed in general, how remarkably solid were the shoes of the pedestrians of Nuremberg.

    2011 [2001], Anthea Bell, transl., Austerlitz, Penguin, translation of original by W. G. Sebald, page 314
  2. A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
adjectiveloden (comparative more loden, superlative most loden)

comparative more loden · superlative most loden

  1. Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.

Loden2

proper nounLoden (plural Lodens)

plural Lodens

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

loden · noun, adjective

  1. GermanLoden
  2. GermanLoden
  3. Englishloden

Borrowed from German Loden.

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Loden · proper noun

Swedish surname, but of unknown meaning.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

loden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loden

MLA

“loden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loden.

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